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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Where Mad Max: Fury Road says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The endless desert chase is mostly Namibia, but the Citadel at either end was filmed afterwards, in Sydney.
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Scenes and places
The Citadel
Max is captured by Immortan Joe's War Boys and dragged into the Citadel. There, as a universal donor, he is forced to give his blood to a sick War Boy named Nux.
Set in The Citadel — The cliffside fortress where Immortan Joe rations water and where Max is brought as a captive.
An invented fortress; its rock walls were reportedly modelled on cliffs in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
Filmed at Western Sydney Lakes (Penrith Lakes), New South Wales (Penrith Lakes, Sydney, Australia) — Pick-up shooting for the Citadel opening and closing scenes began here in November 2013; which Citadel scenes were shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Fox Studios Australia, Sydney (Moore Park, Sydney, Australia) — The shoot concluded here in December 2013; which scenes were shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The desert chase east
Furiosa sends the War Rig off the trade road, and Joe throws his whole army after her. Nux joins the chase with Max strapped to his car, and the pursuit ends in a dust-choked supercell.
Set in The trade road and the desert — The open wasteland east of the Citadel where Furiosa leaves the trade route and Joe's army follows.
Namibia's Dorob National Park is a coastal desert reserve; the sources name it as the film's main shooting base.
Filmed at Dorob National Park, Namibia (Dorob National Park, Namibia) — Principal photography began here in July 2012; most of the desert chase was filmed in the park, though the sources do not say which stretch matches which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The biker canyon
Furiosa drives into a canyon controlled by bikers, expecting to buy safe passage with petrol. When Joe's army appears, the bikers turn on her.
Set in The canyon of the bikers — A canyon held by a biker gang with which Furiosa has arranged a petrol-for-passage deal.
The night swamp
At night the Rig sinks into swamp mud. Max and Furiosa have to trust each other to slow the pursuit and blind the Bullet Farmer.
Set in The swamp at night — A mud-bound stretch where the Rig gets stuck and Max and Furiosa have to work together.
The Green Place
In the morning Furiosa spots a watchtower and calls out to the woman on top. The Vuvalini recognise her as one of their own, and she learns what has become of her home.
Set in The Green Place — Furiosa's remembered home, reached by a watchtower and a clan called the Vuvalini.
The salt flat
The group decides to ride across an immense salt flat in search of a new home. Max declines their offer and goes his own way.
Set in The immense salt flat — A vast salt flat that the group considers crossing on motorcycles to find a new home.
Characters
- Max Rockatansky — A loner captured by Immortan Joe's War Boys and used as a living blood bag.
- Imperator Furiosa — Joe's lieutenant who drives the War Rig off the trade road with his five wives aboard.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Fury Road desert chase really filmed?
- Where was the Citadel really filmed?